New Zealand BeeKeeper - November 2016

New Zealand BeeKeeper - November 2016

NOVEMBER 2016 | VOLUME 24 No. 10

New ApiNZ CEO appointed ApiNZ Management Team

Small hive beetle Byron Taylor Trees for Bees Star Performers Linda Newstrom-Lloyd and Angus McPherson Preparing for the flow Frank Lindsay

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Varroa control research: brief update

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Apiculture New Zealand appoints chief executive

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Teucrium fruticans: a hedge plant attractive to bees

EPA’s new voice

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Appointments made to the Standards, Compliance and Regulation Focus Group

Chatham Island skepping

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A Million Dollar Nose?

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Police need industry’s help

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News from the Deep South

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Obituary: Stanley Stewart McAuslan

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Wanganui club goes all out for BAM

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Small hive beetle: an overview and differential diagnosis

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From the colonies

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MPI reminds beekeepers of listing requirements

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Preparing for the flow and extracting honey

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Star performers part 1: introduction to the series and pipfruits

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Front cover: Foraging a Teucrium fruticans flower. The shrub offers a hedging option that is attractive to bees. See photo essay on page 21. Photo: Paul Burgess.

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does not necessarily reflect the views of Apiculture New Zealand. © The New Zealand BeeKeeper is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the Publisher, Apiculture New Zealand (Inc.). CONTACTS TO THE NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPING INDUSTRY: Rex Baynes, AFB PMP Manager PO Box 44282, Lower Hutt 5040 Email: [email protected] Ph: 04 566 0773 American Foulbrood Management Plan www.afb.org.nz

MANAGEMENT TEAM: Chief Executive Officer Karin Kos Email: [email protected] Secretary Email: [email protected] Accounts and Subscriptions Pauline Downie Email: [email protected] PO Box 10792, Wellington 6143 Ph: 04 471 6254 APICULTURE NZ BOARD REPRESENTATIVES: Dennis Crowley

AsureQuality Limited Phone: 0508 00 11 22 www.asurequality.com EXOTIC DISEASE AND PEST EMERGENCY HOTLINE 0800 80 99 66 www.biosecurity.govt.nz

Barry Foster Stuart Fraser Sean Goodwin John Hartnell Ricki Leahy

Pollinator Incident Reporting Form: http://www.epa.govt.nz/Publications/ Pollinator_incident_reporting_form_2014. docx

Peter Luxton Russell Marsh Paul Martin Bruce Wills (Acting Chair)

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APICULTURE NEW ZEALAND APPOINTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE APICULTURE NEW ZEALAND Apiculture New Zealand Management Team

The Board of Apiculture New Zealand has appointed Karin Kos as its chief executive, effective from late November 2016.

Karin has a strong background in business communications going back 20 years, covering a variety of roles including senior communications and marketing positions for corporate, government and primary sector organisations. As a result, she brings significant primary sector experience to this role, having worked at Seafood New Zealand as its Communications Manager, and at the New Zealand Wool Board, earlier in her career. In both these roles Karin played a strong advocacy role, promoting these sectors on behalf of their members. “These roles have given me great insight into the value of having a strong industry body, one that can demonstrate the

benefits it brings to our economy and our communities, raise its profile in the process, and deliver real value to its members. “As chief executive I look forward to getting to know the people that work in this industry, to understanding what matters to them and giving them a voice where it counts.” Karin said New Zealand’s apiculture industry was a vital part of the country’s primary production with significant growth potential. “Apiculture New Zealand has a great opportunity to build its credibility and reputation as the peak body and voice for this exciting industry, and it will be both a challenge and a privilege to lead that.”

Jacqueline Rowarth. Photo supplied by EPA.

EPA’S NEW VOICE IN THE NEWS Abridged EPA media release, 9 August 2016 The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced the appointment of Dr Jacqueline Rowarth to the new role of Chief Scientist, helping New Zealanders understand the science behind EPA decisions. Dr Rowarth took up this position at the end of October. The EPA’s Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth says Professor Rowarth has a depth and breadth of experience that covers agricultural science, environment and agribusiness. “She has long been an advocate for using accurate science and >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40

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